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Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s spreads through the brain

Alzheimer’s disease is marked by the buildup of a toxic protein called Tau, which damages and eventually kills brain cells.

Americans spend more than $1 billion each year on fish oil supplements, largely because of claims that the omega-3 fatty

Hawaii faces a growing plastic waste challenge. Recycling on the islands is expensive and difficult, and large amounts of marine

My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of

A chance encounter with a young great white shark has prompted scientists to revisit more than a century and a

For thousands of years, the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey changed hands as Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common

FULL STORY Animals of the same species don’t always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals

For decades, scientists recognized only two major types of magnets. One is the familiar ferromagnet, the kind found in refrigerator

Ebola virus disease and hantavirus have attracted renewed attention in recent weeks because of the serious risks they pose to